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Sheepshank

Sheepshank Meaning & Definition
Sheepshank Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sheepshank?

[n] a knot for shortening a line

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Sheepshank In Webster's Dictionary

\Sheep"shank`\, n. (Naut.) A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.

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